After our third is born, I am planning on getting my tubes tied while at the hospital. My nurse practitioner said that nursing the baby afterwards will not present any sort of problem in regards to the anesthesia that I am given. However, my question is in regards to this: a friend of ours had her tubes tied 5 years ago after her fourth child. The doctor told her to pump for something like 72 hours to get the anesthesia out of her system completely. From what I've read on the La Leche website it's alright to nurse your baby after anesthesia and not necessary to pump it out. I'm wondering if the discrepancy in the information is due to a change in beliefs within the medical community over the past 5 years? Or if there's still legitimate worries about nursing a baby post-anesthesia. I'd appreciate anyone with recent experience to share with me what they did about anesthesia and nursing. Thanks!
Hi E.. Something you may want to check out...www.essure.com. This is a permanent birth control procedure that can be done in the doctor's office (no hospital visit required). There is no cutting, no burning, and no general anesthesia. Much less invasive than getting your tubes tied and it may solve your problem of the anesthesia.
it's been 5 years.. I am sure it's fine.
There are mothers that are put 100% out for sections, when they are awake and functioning they are able to nurse.
where are you delivering? I learned Mercy will not do it..
I had a c-section and a tubal after my twin babies were born. I started to nurse them as soon as they were born. The actual milk doesn't come in for a few days anyway. They were not affected by anything. I was even given pain meds for the c-section and still continued to nurse, no one ever said not to. If there is an epidural in place during labor the baby is being exposed to anesthesia. I've never heard of pumping for 3 days after. I think you are just fine. I would say the La Leche would be more informative than some Dr.s in my opinion. congratulations on your new little one.
I don't have any experience to share with you, but I do feel that the lactation consultants at the hospitals are very conservative in their approach and views so I'd do what they recommend. If you're not comfortable nursing, then listen to your Mom-instinct and pump for a couple of days.
